Hi there, I’m Jack and I’m Gintarė and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.

In a previous episode we described the knygnešiai, the Lithuanian book smugglers.

In 1905 Russian authorities recognized the book ban policy was a failure and repealed the anti-Lithuanian language laws. Shortly after, one of the book smugglers Juozas Masiulis opened his own bookstore in Panevėžys.

The bookstore and a chain of these bookstores still operate in Lithuania under his name. In Kaunas there is a statue dedicated to “the unknown book smuggler.”

Knygnešiai, or booksmuggler, Jurgis Bielinis was born 16 March 1846. This date is commemorated in Lithuania as the “Day of the Knygnešiai.”

Today we’ll go over the Lithuanian verb mokėti – to know how, to be able. Here are mokėti and nemokėti conjugated in the present tense.

to know how

mokėti

to be able

mokėti

I know how

aš moku

you know how (tu)

tu moki

he knows how

jis moka

she knows how

ji moka

we know how

mes mokame

you know how (formal)

jūs mokate

you all know how

jūs mokate

they know how (mm/mf)

jie moka

they know how (ff)

jos moka

to not know how, to not be able

nemokėti

I do not know how

aš nemoku

you do not know how (tu)

tu nemoki

he does not know how

jis nemoka

she does not know how

ji nemoka

we do not know how

mes nemokame

you do not know how (formal)

jūs nemokate

you all do not know how

jūs nemokate

they do not know how (mm/mf)

jie nemoka

they do not know how (ff)

jos nemoka

here are some examples;

I need to know the Lithuanian language like you know it

man reikia mokėti lietuvių kalbą taip kaip tu moki

aš

to ski

slidinėti

to kill

užmušti

I know how to ski

aš moku slidinėti

I know how to kill

moku užmušti

I know how to dance

moku šokti

I don’t know how to ski

aš nemoku slidinėti

I don’t know how to kill

nemoku užmušti

tu

to pick mushrooms

grybauti

do you know how to pick mushrooms?

ar moki grybauti?

do you know how to speak Lithuanian?

ar moki kalbėti lietuviškai?

do you know how to read?

ar moki skaityti?

you don’t know how to pick mushrooms?

nemoki grybauti?

you don’t know how to speak Lithuanian?

nemoki kalbėti lietuviškai?

you don’t know how to read?

nemoki skaityti?

jis

Algimantas knows how to write Lithuanian

Algimantas moka rašyti lietuviškai

Simonas knows how to draw

Simonas moka piešti

does Giedrius know English?

ar Giedrius moka angliškai?

Algimantas doesn’t know how to write

Algimantas nemoka rašyti

Simonas doesn’t know how to draw

Simonas nemoka piešti

does Giedrius not know English?

ar Giedrius nemoka angliškai?

ji

does Birutė know Russian?

ar Birutė moka rusiškai?

does Diana know Arabic?

ar Diana moka arabiškai?

does Urtė know how to repair bicycles?

ar Urtė moka taisyti dviračius?

Birutė doesn’t know how to walk

Birutė nemoka vaikščioti

Diana doesn’t know how to talk

Diana nemoka kalbėti

Urtė doesn’t know how to repair bicycles

Urtė nemoka taisyti dviračių

mes

we know Lithuanian

mokame lietuviškai

we know English

mokame angliškai

we know Russian

mokame rusiškai

we know how to sing and dance

mokame dainuoti ir šokti

father and I know how to prepare tea

tėvas ir aš mokame paruošti arbatą

we don't know Lithuanian

nemokame lietuviškai

we don't know English

nemokame angliškai

we don't know Russian

nemokame rusiškai

jūs

I want to ask, do you know how to write well?

noriu paklausti, ar jūs mokate gerai rašyti?

do you know how to say, "no?"

ar mokate pasakyti "ne"?

do you know how to work with a computer?

ar jūs mokate dirbti su kompiuteriu?

do you know how to work with this program?

ar jūs mokate dirbti šia programa?

jūs

guitar

gitara

do you all know how to play the violin?

ar mokate groti smuiku?

it seems to me you all know how to play guitar

man atrodo kad jūs mokate groti gitara

do you all know how to write in Lithuanian?

ar mokate rašyti lietuviškai?

do you all know how to brush your teeth?

ar mokate valyti dantis?

if you all don't know, look at this guide

jei nemokate, pasižiurėkite į šį gidą

jie

they know how to be happy

jie moka būti laimingi

they know how to be cheerful

jie moka būti linksmi

they know how to be good

jie moka būti geri

they know how to feel happy

jie moka jaustis laimingi

to show

parodyti

that (conjunction)

jog

The Hungarians showed that they know how to farm

Vengrai parodė, jog jie moka ūkininkauti

they don’t know how to be happy

jie nemoka būti laimingi

they don’t know how to be polite

jie nemoka būti mandagūs

they don’t know how to be good

jie nemoka būti geri

jos

I like that they know what they are doing

man patinka, kad jos moka tai ką daro

they know how to do the show

jos moka padaryti šou

they don't know French, but they understand a little

jos nemoka prancūziškai, bet truputį supranta

a soul

siela

souls

sielos

machines don't have souls, they don't know how to feel

mašinos neturi sielų, jos nemoka jausti

imperative

tu

mokėk

mes

mokėkime

jūs

mokėkite

tu

nemokėk

mes

nemokėkime

jūs

nemokėkite

Šaunuoliai!! Great! You made it to the end of another episode! Puiku! Excellent!